Radiocarbon sample data and calibrated ages of sediment cores collected in 2014 from the northern flank of Monterey Canyon, offshore California

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Katherine L. Maier
Originator: Charles K. Paull
Originator: Mary McGann
Originator: Eve M. Lundsten
Originator: Krystle Anderson
Originator: Roberto Gwiazda
Originator: Daniel S. Brothers
Publication_Date: 2016
Title:

Radiocarbon sample data and calibrated ages of sediment cores collected in 2014 from the northern flank of Monterey Canyon, offshore California

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet (.xlsx file)
Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7J67F2K

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7J67F2K
Online_Linkage:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5f00c53582ce0afb2445d6d8

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Sediment core data from the northern flank of Monterey Canyon, offshore California

Series_Information:

Series_Name: data release
Issue_Identification: DOI:10.5066/F7J67F2K

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, California

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7J67F2K

Description:

Abstract:

This part of the data release is a spreadsheet including radiocarbon sample information and calibrated ages of sediment cores collected in 2014 from the northern flank of Monterey Canyon, offshore California. It is one of five files in this U.S. Geological Survey data release that include data from a set of sediment cores acquired from the continental slope, north of Monterey Canyon, offshore central California. Vibracores and push cores were collected with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s (MBARI’s) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts in 2014 (USGS cruise ID 2014-615-FA). One spreadsheet (NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_Info.xlsx) contains core name, location, and length. One spreadsheet (NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_MSCLdata.xlsx) contains Multi-Sensor Core Logger P-wave velocity and gamma-ray density whole-core logs of vibracores. One zipped folder of .bmp files (NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_Photos.zip) contains continuous core photographs of the archive half of each vibracore. One spreadsheet (NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_Radiocarbon.xlsx) contains radiocarbon sample information, results, and calibrated ages. One .pdf file (NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_Figures.pdf) contains combined displays of data for each vibracore, including graphic diagram descriptive logs. This particular metadata file describes the information contained in the file NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_Radiocarbon.xlsx. All vibracores are archived by the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center. Other remaining core material, if available, is archived at MBARI.

Purpose:

The sediment cores and subsequent core data were collected to investigate the San Gregorio Fault Zone and continental slope sedimentation.

Supplemental_Information:

Additional information about the field activity from which these data were derived is available online at:
http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-615-FA
Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form, as well as in Esri format, this metadata file may include some Esri-specific terminology.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2014
Ending_Date: 2014

Currentness_Reference: ground condition at the time the cores were collected

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.13103
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.12469
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.74724
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.73757

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:5f00c53582ce0afb2445d6d8

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: vibracoring
Theme_Keyword: push coring
Theme_Keyword: ocean processes
Theme_Keyword: sediment transport
Theme_Keyword: Quaternary
Theme_Keyword: Holocene
Theme_Keyword: Pleistocene

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: Substrate
Theme_Keyword: Distributions

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
Theme_Keyword: sedimentation
Theme_Keyword: sediment composition
Theme_Keyword: sediment transport

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords
Theme_Keyword: sediment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Place_Keyword: State of California

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NGA GEOnet Names Server
Place_Keyword: Monterey Canyon

Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:

USGS-authored or produced data and information are in the public domain from the U.S. Government and are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize and acknowledge the U.S. Geological Survey and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute as the originator(s) of the dataset and in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: K.L. Maier
Originator: C.K. Paull
Originator: D.S. Brothers
Originator: D.W. Caress
Originator: M. McGann
Originator: E.M. Lundsten
Originator: K.A. Anderson
Originator: R. Gwiazda
Publication_Date: 2017
Title:

Investigation of San Gregorio Fault Zone late Pleistocene and Holocene activity, offshore central California

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Publication
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: unknown
Publisher: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (in review)

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: M. Stuiver
Originator: P.J. Reimer
Originator: R. Reimer
Publication_Date: 2015
Title: CALIB Radiocarbon Calibration Execute Version 7.0.4
Online_Linkage: http://calib.qub.zc.uk/calib/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: A.C. Mix
Originator: D.C. Lund
Originator: N.G. Pisias
Originator: P. Boden
Originator: L. Bornmalm
Originator: M. Lyle
Originator: J. Pike
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:

Rapid climate oscillations in the northeast Pacific during the last deglaciation reflect Northern and Southern Hemisphere sources. In: Mechanisms of global climate change at millennial time scales (Eds P.U. Clark, R.S., Webb, L.D., Keigwin)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Publication
Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Geophysical Monograph, v. 112, 127-148

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal attribute accuracy tests were conducted

Logical_Consistency_Report: No formal logical accuracy tests were conducted
Completeness_Report:

Data set is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record carefully for additional details.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No formal positional accuracy tests were conducted

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Vibracores and push cores were collected with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts in 2014. See cruise ID 2014-615-FA (http://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov/fan_info.php?fan=2014-615-FA) for more information. Radiocarbon age was analyzed benthic foraminifera from fine-grained beds or organic material from 2–3 cm intervals of several cores. The samples were wet-sieved through a 63-µm screen, and mixed benthic foraminifera assemblages were hand picked using standard laboratory procedures. The resulting sample separates were analyzed by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) at the National Ocean Sciences AMS (NOSAMS) facility at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Marine carbonate samples were reservoir-age corrected and calibrated using a 1,750-year (Mix and others, 1999) reservoir age correction for planktonic and benthic samples, respectively. Raw ages for marine carbonate samples were calibrated using the CALIB 7.0.4 program (Stuiver and others, 2015).

Process_Date: 2015

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data and metadata files were moved to a different location on ScienceBase, resulting in a change of ID number in the Online_Linkage and Network_Resources URLs of the metadata. In addition, edits were made as needed to bring the metadata up to current PCMSC standards including correcting typos, adding disclaimers, and refining keywords. Point of Contact and Metadata Contact information sections were changed to static PCMSC contact information. No data were changed. Users are advised to compare the metadata date of this file to any similar file to ensure they are using the most recent version.

Process_Date: 2020704
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Susan A Cochran
Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission St.
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7545
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scochran@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Edited metadata to add keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword. No data were changed.

Process_Date: 20201019
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Performed minor edits to the metadata to correct typos. No data were changed

Process_Date: 20211013
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Susan A. Cochran

Contact_Position: Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-460-7545
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scochran@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: none
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS 84
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS 84
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257223563

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Depth_System_Definition:

Depth_Datum_Name: water depth (depth below sea level)
Depth_Resolution: 0.01
Depth_Distance_Units: meters below sea level
Depth_Encoding_Method: Explicit depth coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Radiocarbon Sample Details and Analytical Results: Laboratory
Entity_Type_Definition: Table containing radiocarbon age data
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOSAMS Accession #
Attribute_Definition: Lab ID for radiocarbon sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

NOSAMS Accession # Lab ID for each sample follows the format of OS-######, with a unique number for each sample.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Core ID
Attribute_Definition: Name of sediment core sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

The Core ID contains the ROV Doc Ricketts dive number (DR###) and vibracore number (VC-###).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample Interval (cm)
Attribute_Definition: depth range of sampled interval in the core
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 168
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sample Type
Attribute_Definition: material analyzed
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: mixed benthic foraminifera
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mixed benthic foraminifera species
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: delta 13C (parts per mil)
Attribute_Definition: delta C-13
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -2.39
Range_Domain_Maximum: -0.61
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: parts per mil

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 14C Age (yrs B.P.)
Attribute_Definition: resulting uncalibrated radiocarbon age
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4.040
Range_Domain_Maximum: greater than 52,000
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years before present

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Age Error (yr)
Attribute_Definition: analytical error in radiocarbon age
Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 30
Range_Domain_Maximum: 7,500
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: years

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Calendar Age (cal yr B.P.)
Attribute_Definition:

calibrated radiocarbon age from CALIB (Stuiver and others, 2015)

Attribute_Definition_Source: producer defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2,382
Range_Domain_Maximum: 44,094
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: calibrated years before present

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N/A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: age greater than 52,000 years
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: 2-sigma range (cal yrs B.P.
Attribute_Definition: 2-sigma error for calibrated age (Stuiver and others, 2015)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Stuiver and others (2015)
Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: N/A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

a 2-sigma error is not applicable for ages greater than 52,000 years

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: producer defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2,306
Range_Domain_Maximum: 46,442
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: calibrated years before present

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Radiocarbon sample details and analytical results are presented for 24 analyzed samples. Samples are identified with a National Ocean Sciences accelerator mass spectrometry (NOSAMS) accession #, the core ID, and the sampled interval (measured from the top of the core liner tube in centimeters). Sample types are described as what material from the core was analyzed. Delta 13-C ratios are given in parts per mil. The raw 14-C age is given in years before present (yrs BP) with age error in years. Calibrated calendar age and 2-sigma range are reported in calibrated years before present (cal yrs BP).

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Sediment core radiocarbon sample information and analytical results are available in file NorthernFlankMontereyCanyonCores_Radiocarbon.xlsx at: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7J67F2K

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Mail Stop 302
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-275-8747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sciencebase@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: .xlsx spreadsheet
Format_Version_Number: Excel 2011
Format_Information_Content:

Excel spreadsheet containing table of radiocarbon analysis values

File_Decompression_Technique: none
Transfer_Size: 0.013

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/5f00c53582ce0afb2445d6d8

Network_Resource_Name: http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/F7J67F2K

Access_Instructions:

Data can be downloaded via the Internet using the Network Resource Links. The first link begins a direct download of the figures file and accompanying metadata. The second link points to a landing page for the entire data release.

Fees: None.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20211013
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Contact_Person: PCMSC Science Data Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 2885 Mission Street
City: Santa Cruz
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95060-5792
Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-427-4747
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pcmsc_data@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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